初宮参り
はつみやまいり
first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
Word Meaning 宮参り
みやまいり
miyamairi
宮参り is read as みやまいり (miyamairi) and means visiting a shrine.
Meaning
English
- visiting a shrine
- miyamairi
- newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born)
Reading
Kana
みやまいり
Romaji
miyamairi
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 20 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12抜け参宮
ぬけさんぐう
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
Example Sentences
3子供のお宮参りに行く。
こどものおみやまいりにいく。
Going for the child's first shrine visit.
お宮参りで訪れた夫妻は「子供が健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。
The couple who came on a shrine visit said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthy."
お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。
The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."